# Portage Bay Solutions: Claris Platinum Partner, Certified FileMaker Developers: Custom FileMaker Applications to Optimize Your Business

> We specialize in cross\-platform custom app development, leveraging the rapid deployment of FileMaker and the infinite scalability of custom web frameworks\.

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## Pages
- [Claris FileMaker Events \& Conferences](https://www.portagebay.com/resources/filemaker-events-conferences/)
- [Custom Software Developers \- FileMaker, Web, Mobile](https://www.portagebay.com/)
- [Featured Clients](https://www.portagebay.com/about-us/featured-clients/)
- [Claris Beyond](https://www.portagebay.com/claris-beyond/)
- [UI Design Gallery](https://www.portagebay.com/customer-stories/ui-design-gallery/)

## Posts
- [How to Choose: FileMaker vs Web\-Based Software](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/how-to-choose-filemaker-vs-web-based-software/): Businesses today often assume that a web\-based program is the modern answer to every software project\. In reality, the best platform depends on your organization’s priorities\. FileMaker combines the database, user interface, business logic, reporting, and security into a single platform and can often be combined with a web portal\.
- [Ditch the Spreadsheets: Unlock Reporting You’ll Actually Use](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/ditch-the-spreadsheets-unlock-reporting-youll-actually-use/): One of FileMaker’s greatest strengths is its ability to create highly customized reports that are tailored to the way your business operates\. You aren’t forced into the limitations of off\-the\-shelf reporting tools, and you aren’t stuck with messy spreadsheets\. Instead, you can have the reports you want \- your unique workflows, metrics, and decision\-making processes in readily usable formats\.
- [Build a Polished Web Portal for Clients \& Vendors](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/build-a-polished-web-portal-for-clients-vendors/): Your team relies on FileMaker every day to track clients, manage inventory, handle orders, and keep projects on schedule\. But what happens when people outside your office—like customers, suppliers, or field staff—need access to that information? That’s where a custom web app comes into play\. Instead of scrapping your current setup and starting from scratch, you can add a web portal that connects directly to FileMaker\.
- [45,000 API Calls in Three Days: We Learned the Hard Way](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/using-filemaker-data-api-how-to-do-it-safely/): The FileMaker Data API is one of the most powerful integration points in a Claris FileMaker solution\. It exposes hosted databases over a standard REST interface, letting external systems create, read, update, delete, and find records using HTTP and a session token\. Flip the switch in Admin Console \> Connectors, add the “fmrest” extended privilege to a privilege set, and you are in business\.
- [AI\-Assisted FMS Log Analysis With Free Demo](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/ai-assisted-fms-log-analysis-free-demo/): I had what seemed like a simple idea: upload my FileMaker Server log files to an LLM and let AI do the heavy lifting\. What followed was a months\-long detour through token limits, platform quirks, and a growing realization that the real solution wasn’t to force my logs into an LLM—it was to build the analysis tools myself and let AI help me write the code\.

## Categories
- [FileMaker Pro](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/filemaker-pro/)
- [Integrations](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/integrations/)
- [Use Cases](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/use-cases/)
- [Events](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/events/)
- [Video](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/video/)

## Tags
- [Containers](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/containers/)
- [Pause on Error](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/pause-on-error/)
- [ffmpeg](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/ffmpeg/)
- [Web Viewer](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/web-viewer/)
- [OAuth](https://www.portagebay.com/blog/oauth/)

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